Norbert Ratsirahonana

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Norbert Lala Ratsirahonana
President of Madagascar
In office
5 September 1996 – 9 February 1997
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byAlbert Zafy
Succeeded byDidier Ratsiraka
16th Prime Minister of Madagascar
In office
28 May 1996 – 21 February 1997
PresidentAlbert Zafy
Himself (acting)
Didier Ratsiraka
Preceded byEmmanuel Rakotovahiny
Succeeded byPascal Rakotomavo
Personal details
Born (1938-11-18) 18 November 1938 (age 85)
Antsiranana, French Madagascar
Political partyJudged by Your Work Party (AVI)

Norbert Lala Ratsirahonana (born 18 November 1938) is a Malagasy politician who served as the sixteenth Prime Minister of Madagascar and acting President of Madagascar from 1996 to 1997.

Life and career

He was born in

Asa Vita no Ifampitsarana (Judged By Your Work) Party, which opposed President Didier Ratsiraka. He and his party were part of the coalition which elected Albert Zafy
to the presidency in 1993. Ratsirahonana then became President of the High Constitutional Court.

On 28 May 1996, when the prime minister was deposed by Parliament in a no confidence vote, Zafy appointed Ratsirahonana to the post. Soon afterward, Zafy was impeached and, on 5 September 1996, Ratsirahonana became acting

President of Madagascar. A presidential election was held on 3 November 1996, in which Ratsirahonana ran, taking fourth place (behind Ratsiraka, Zafy and Herizo Razafimahaleo) and 10.14% of the vote.[1][2] Ratsirahonana backed Zafy in the second round, which was held on 29 December, but Ratsiraka narrowly prevailed;[3]
Ratsirahonana left office as President when Ratsiraka was sworn in, on 9 February 1997. Twelve days later, he also lost his position as Prime Minister when Ratsiraka appointed one of his own allies. The AVI then became the main opposition party, though it became very weak, winning only 13 of the 150 seats in the 1998 parliamentary election.

Ratsirahonana became Chairman of the National Executive Committee of the Panorama Group opposition coalition in September 1997.[4]

Ratsirahonana withdrew from the

December 2006 presidential election.[6] According to official results, he received 4.22% of the vote and took fifth place. His best result was in Antananarivo Province, where he received 7.14% of the vote.[7]

Amidst the

2009 political crisis, when the military announced that it was installing opposition leader Andry Rajoelina as head of state on 17 March 2009, Ratsirahonana was present as master of ceremonies.[8] Rajoelina then set up the High Authority of the Transition (HAT) as the ruling body, and Ratsirahonana was appointed as one of the HAT's 44 members on 31 March 2009.[9]

References

  1. KiB
    )    , democratie.francophonie.org (in French).
  2. ^ Elections in Madagascar, African Elections Database.
  3. ISBN 0-275-97927-X
  4. ^ "Opposition coalition appoints leaders, reaffirms policy", Malagasy National Radio, 20 September 1997.
  5. KiB
    )    , ISS Paper 68, April 2003.
  6. ^ "Former Madagascar PM to run for president", Reuters, August 12, 2006.
  7. ^ 2006 presidential election results Archived 2012-04-14 at the Wayback Machine from the High Constitutional Court (in French).
  8. ^ "Army puts Madagascar opposition leader in charge", Associated Press, March 17, 2009.
  9. ^ Andry Ratovo, "Un Tim et un Grad Iloafo dans la liste", L'Express de Madagascar, April 1, 2009 (in French).
Political offices
Preceded by
President of Madagascar
(acting)
1996-1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Madagascar
1996–1997 		Succeeded by
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